CODEBOOK FOR chevron_data.csv

Each row corresponds with one survey response.

ResponseId--Alphanumeric ID assigned to each respondent by Qualtrics
state--State for which the respondent works
gender--Gender of the respondent
age--Binned age of respondent
ideology--Ideology of respondent as indicated on a seven-point scale
education--Level of educational attainment of the respondent
income--Binned income of the respondent
race--Race of respondent
hispanic--Whether respondent identifies as Hispanic
pid7--Party identification of respondent as indicated on a seven-point scale
pid3--Party identification of respondent generated by collapsing values of pid7 (leaners assigned to party towards which they lean)
years_exp_total--Binned total years of experience working for the state
years_exp_current_job--Binned total years of experience working in the current job for the state
job_classification--Whether respondent is a civil servant or political appointee
jobresponsibilities_policymaking--How often the respondent encounters policymaking duties in their current job
jobresponsibilities_implementation--How often the respondent encounters policy implementation duties in their current job
psm_meaningful--Respondent's level of agreement that public service is meaningful to them on a five-point scale
psm_makedifference--Respondent's level of agreement that making a difference in society means more to them than personal achievements on a five-point scale (higher values --> more agreement)
psm_dependent--Respondent's level of agreement that daily events remind them how dependent people are on each other on a five-point scale
psm_gotobat--Respondent's level of agreement that they will go to bat for the rights of others at the risk of ridicule on a five-point scale
psm_sacrifices--Respondent's level of agreement that they are prepard to make enormous sacrifies for the good of society on a five-point scale
psm--Public service motivation index generated by averaging the values of the preceding five questions (1 to 5, 5 represents highest level of public service motivation)
chevron_condition--Indicator of whether respondents received the Chevron prime
chevron_aware--Whether respondents in the treatment condition indicated they were aware of Loper Bright
likelihood_worknextyear--Respondent's expressed likelihood that they will be working for their state government at the end of 2025 on a ten-point scale (higher values-->greater likelihood)
invest_effort--Respondent's expressed willingness to invest more effort in developing policy expertise in 2025 relative to 2023 on a five-point scale (higher values-->more effort in 2025 relative to 2023)
